Kozawa Station Explained

Kozawa Station
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Hokkaido
Country:Japan
Line: Hakodate Main Line
Distance: from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Code:S22
Map Type:Japan Hokkaido#Japan

is a railway station in Kyōwa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido and has the station number "S22".[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is 203.6 km from the start of the line at .

Station layout

Kozawa Station consists of an island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

History

The privately run Hokkaido Railway opened the station on 18 July 1904 when it extended its track between and southwards to it. The track was extended further south from Kozawa to by 19 Oct 1904, establishing through traffic all the way to . After the Hokkaido Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hakodate Main Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. From 1 October 2007, station numbering was introduced on JR Hokkaido lines, with Kozawa Station becoming "S22".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map. JR Hokkaido. 21 February 2018. 15 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180415143512/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/e-route_map.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2007/070912-3.pdf. ja: 駅番号表示(駅ナンバリング)を実施します. Station number to be introduced . 12 September 2007. News release . Hokkaido Railway Company . ja. 30 July 2015.